Not an inch to spare. Tiny-leaved Coneflower Calico Aster Climbing vine Rosehips of Multiflora Roses Large-leaved Goldenrod Chicoree Windblown grapevine leaf One bird has finally discovered the seeds... ...and this was the end of the dramatic performanc… A double rainbow above our complex. Autumn fields October days In a hurry to cross the concrete walk... American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Puffballs the size of soccer balls Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Wild pink roses produced these rosehips A cedar was saved from collapsing Warm colors. I found an army of martians today... October at the nature center This groundhog (Marmota monax) paid no attention t… Juvenile American Gull Up, up and away. Pink Beauty Perfect framing for the New England Aster The Red Dot in Michigan's wide open farmland. 9-19-19, Sunset on a day with an unusual sequence… Long after... Approach... Immature Red-bellied Woodpecker Fall colors on the pond Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Showy Goldenrod A day for bees, perfect weather, perfect flowers A young Great Blue Heron in our neighborhood The lone visitor The migration is beginning. I had the beach to myself. A precious child admiring the sky. Remebering the horrors of 9/11. Moody late summer colors. Flat-topped Aster